Memorial Details
Memorial
Roll of Honour 1914-18 1939-45 G. and N. Wright
Reference
B42.46
Place
BLYTH
Map ref
NZ 309811
Original Location
G. & N. Wright, woodyard business premises.
Present Location
Blyth Civic Centre, Renwick Road. Upstairs at the end of a corridor.
Which war
a. 1914-18
b. 1939-45
b. 1939-45
Memorial Description
Roll of Honour in a narrow wood frame. At the top are flags fanned out behind a shield. The dedication at the top is in art nouveau type writing. The names are handwritten in two columns, those from 1914-18 on the left, and from 1939-45 on the right.
Materials used
Paper behind glass
Inscription
Roll of Honour / of the Employers and Employees / of G. & N. Wright, / who have given their services to / King and Country.
Names
Notes
1. "This place is so narrow that even with a wide-angled lens I still cannot take a decent photograph”.
2. In both conflicts the sons of the yard owners are named.
3. The handwriting in the 1914-18 column is different from the right hand column for 1939-45.
2. In both conflicts the sons of the yard owners are named.
3. The handwriting in the 1914-18 column is different from the right hand column for 1939-45.
Newspaper cuttings, photos or archival material
Photocopy: John Maughan of which Janet Brown took the photo attached here
Research acknowledgements
The late John Maughan; Janet Brown
Research In Progress
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Roll of Honour 1914-18 1939-45 G. and N. Wright (B42.46)
Blyth Civic Centre
ROLL OF HONOUR
of the Employers and Employees
of G. & N. Wright
who have given their services to
King and Country
1914-1918 1939-45
N.J. Wright, Esq., Jnr. N.I. Wright, Esq., Jnr.
E. Mortimer, Esq. T. Armstrong
Thomas Armstrong T. Allison
James Hunter C. Aynesly
T.W. Hill G. Beresford
Mark Cockburn J. Campbell
John Cantley H. Clark
George Hogg N. Counden
Matthew Green D. Dixon
R.J. Robinson G. Downie
Peter Malloy C. Edgar
T. Duncan G. Edwards
George Gagie T. Fawcett
Percy Douglass G. Gibson
G. MacLure J. Gibson
Samuel Johnson R. Gledson
Charles Evans R. Gregory
P. Masterston S. Grey
T. Soulsby R. Hannah
R. Sproat J. Hastings
R. Frazer T. Howe
W. Jackson W. Lidster
T. Graham J. Lynn
Joseph Boynes T. Morris
R. Henderson J. MacSporran
John Chambers A. Phillips
J. Pringle
A. Robson
A. Shepherd
H. Strangeways
H. Todd
M. Willis
NamesB42.46
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Parish Notes
Every Name A Story
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